G2E 2016
G2E 2016 T
here has been so much talk of Millennials in the last couple of years that the term has become little more than a buzzword – or so it seemed before this iteration of G2E. Here we
saw the first generation of skill games, and we came away very, very impressed indeed. New companies are working on exciting gaming solutions alongside older companies, and some whose heritage perhaps gives them an advantage looking forward… The next couple of years promise to be very exciting for players of all ages, while presenting casinos with a new challenge of actually recognising that new breed of player, then getting them into the casino in the first place. Read on to see who impressed…
system expansion. Alongside the Lucky 8 roulette, a new online management system and an evolved remote play solution was unveiled, providing a complete package solution for future gaming venue requirements. Alfastreet Remote Play offers a simple and reliable platform that enables the operator to vastly expand the availability of play time to the clients. Unlike the majority of the online gaming providers, we provide direct access to the actual gaming machine, with online cameras and the potential to connect to the favorite game within the venue from anywhere a client desires. Alfastreet is offering an intuitive user interface, that matches the ones on the gaming machines, but with plenty of advantages. The feedback from the exhibition was extremely positive, customers showed a lot of interest and praised the ease of use and stability of the platform. The system is already running in some locations, (predominantly in Asia) with very good results, both in terms of profits and reliability. Alfastreet is confident that a system like this represents the future evolution of gaming, with online applications being linked to the actual gaming
Alfastreet
The enterprising Slovenian company let a selection of new developments see the light at G2E, including Lucky 8, a newly-designed eight-station fully automated electronic roulette, offering all of the latest features, known from the company’s top of the line cabinets in a new, rounded shape that occupies estimated 25% less space on a gaming floor, compared to the R8. The company’s registered Multigame and Simultaneous Play options are available, making it the most powerful and versatile solution in its class. As with all Alfastreet products, there is full interconnectivity between the equipment, giving clients virtually endless possibilities for
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venues, granting fairness and control, as opposed to playing on some undefined online entity, that can affect the outcome of the games any time.
ACS PlayOn Every so often, you come across a piece of
technology that might actually be a game- changer, and ACS – PlayOn may be just such a thing. It’s really quite simple – it allows the player to top up their playing funds without ever leaving the table, while the game flows on around them. It’s quick, simple, and players will understand it as the process that inspired it is used every day of our lives outside the casino. Steve Warner, founder and CEO of ACS – PlayOn, explained it with a pertinent analogy:
With skill gaming on the doorstep, this year’s G2E promised to show us the games of tomorrow. Did it succeed? Were we blown away by what is to come? Well… yes, we were.
“It works like a restaurant – you buy a steak with your Visa card, the restaurant doesn’t have the money, they get it back from whoever their processor is, it’s the same principle. The restaurant extends the steak, the casino extends the chips, the money comes back to them in the same manner. “It’s just the same as what we do outside the
casino every day; it has to be a debit card, the player doesn’t incur any debt, it’s pin debit. No signatures, it’s the four-digit pin that is the signature.”
During a hand break in a table game, the
player requests chips and to pay with their card; the dealer produces the pin device, and while the next hand is dealt and played, the player takes care of business. You’re in the game without ever having to leave the table. Steve elaborated: “It doesn’t buy you into the
casino’s currency system, it’s a stand-alone system. The device connects you through Ethernet to our payment gateway, which then goes on to Vantiv’s system and the banking networks. It doesn’t interface with the casino at all, the dialogue with the casino comes when we ‘ACH’ (automated clearing house) the money back to the casino to effectively settle the tab. A normal TITO ticket is a cash equivalent, it’s a liability to the property, it’s their currency. What we generate here is just a voucher, an accounting voucher if you like, something that the count room, audit and finance can keep track of. We owe the money to the property, this is not a cash equivalent. Our company owes the casino $50 – they provided the funds for us on a temporary basis.” It’s already out there in play, Steve told
Casino International, proving itself every day. “We launched the product under the radar about 18 months ago; we wanted to prove it out because it has not been done before. We launched it at a small property and we proved acceptance on the patron side, and on the employee side. We wanted to make sure everything worked and was rock-solid and we have not had a hiccup.” Simple and brilliant, expect to see this in casino everywhere before long.
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